Tag: hobbies

LOOKING FORWARD

Are we still telling all the other girls and boys to stop meddling with our toys? They aren't the same toys we had as kids. They are definitely more expensive and fragile. We take them as seriously as we took our toys when we were little kids, though we are probably less likely to start … Continue reading LOOKING FORWARD

YOUR HOBBY VERSUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE

Fandango’s Dog Days of August #15: HOBBIES From Fandango, here's the question: Today’s theme is “your hobby or hobbies.” Do you have a hobby? Do you collect things? Do you work on model airplanes? Do you whittle things from wood? Do you paint, take photographs, make pottery, create homemade greeting cards? Are you a Twitter troll? … Continue reading YOUR HOBBY VERSUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE

A MOST UNUSUAL HOBBY – Marilyn Armstrong

I got an email notification informing me that Amazon had delivered a package at 2:05 pm this afternoon. This was confusing because I had received a previous message from Amazon that this particular delivery had been canceled because it was damaged. It was supposed to contain 2 rolls of contact paper (the stuff in our … Continue reading A MOST UNUSUAL HOBBY – Marilyn Armstrong

TIME OFF AND RETIREMENT – Marilyn Armstrong

Weekly Word Prompt: Time Off Periodically, we go to retirement parties. Well, not so much now because most of our similar-age friends are already retired. For a long time, it was all retirement parties all the time. Except for the funerals, usually held for people who didn't make it to retirement. At some point during … Continue reading TIME OFF AND RETIREMENT – Marilyn Armstrong

WHAT IF YOU CAN’T MARRY AN ARCHAEOLOGIST?

Agatha Christie said that if you marry an archaeologist, the older you get, the more interesting he will find you. It's a little late for me to marry an archaeologist, but a man who still thinks you are beautiful when every law of your universe tells you that you are not, is even better. Beauty … Continue reading WHAT IF YOU CAN’T MARRY AN ARCHAEOLOGIST?

SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015-6

SERENDIPITY PHOTO STORY PROMPT WEDNESDAY – 2015 #6 Welcome to Frisbee Wednesday where we celebrate ... well, whatever. Mainly, we try to write something about a picture. This week's picture is my own, beloved plastic pal, Toni -- by Ideal. She is older than she looks, having be born in 1953. Yet there is not a single … Continue reading SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015-6

BEWARE OF DERANGED BOOKWORMS TOO

Daily Prompt: BYOB(ookworm) Write the blurb for the book jacket of the book you’d write, if only you had the time and inclination. Photographers, artists, poets: show us BOOKS. I can do this. I have books. I wrote a book ... and it has its own blurb! Wow! I can DO this, oh world! Just hold on, … Continue reading BEWARE OF DERANGED BOOKWORMS TOO

BEWARE OF DERANGED BOOKWORMS

Daily Prompt: BYOB(ookworm) Write the blurb for the book jacket of the book you’d write, if only you had the time and inclination. Photographers, artists, poets: show us BOOKS. I can do this. I have books. I wrote a book ... and it has its own blurb! Wow! I can DO this, oh world! Just hold on, … Continue reading BEWARE OF DERANGED BOOKWORMS

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE

I bought a dress from Land's End. To get the free shipping, I had to spend an extra $10 which would save me $9 in shipping costs.  I bought a blouse. Navy blue cotton knit. Boatneck. Long sleeve. It looks exactly like all the other blouses in my closet.I couldn't remember where I'd put it … Continue reading THE MORE THINGS CHANGE

Toni — 1953, Still plastic after all these years